Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2007.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
12 people listed on the 990; $14K paid to officers and key staff.
Suwha Hong’s $85K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapna Shah | — | $53,332 | $100,793 | — | — |
| Suwha Hong | $84,864 | — | — | — | — |
| Karen Yelick | — | $15,000 | $9,300 | $13,945 | $12,000 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Indego Africa Project executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Empowering African women entrepreneurs through global sales and education for sustainable businesses.
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $150K | $127K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $245K | $237K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $92K | $94K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $152K | $143K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $14K | $4K | $10K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $246K | $241K | $5K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $18K | $17K | $555 | $1K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $24K | $22K | $831 | $844 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $32K | $16K | $14K | $2K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $22K | $20K | $2K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $4K | $82 | $82 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $5K | $5K | $250 | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $52K | $50K | $1K | $1K |
| TravelLn 17 | $5K | $5K | $263 | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $2K | $838 | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $80K | $80K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1K | $915 | $172 | $66 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $505K | $464K | $28K | $13K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 11, 2025 | $779K | $727K | $53K | $202K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2024 | $503K | $553K | −$50K | $156K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2023 | $616K | $547K | $69K | $211K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 14, 2022 | $499K | $505K | −$6K | $143K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 9, 2021 | $502K | $474K | $28K | $152K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $499,370 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $499,370 across 4 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $505,366 across 13 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $236,777 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $142,623 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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